Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Jesus replied to him, "Truly, I tell you emphatically, unless a person is born from above he cannot see the kingdom of God."
New American Standard Bible
Jesus answered and said to him,
King James Version
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Holman Bible
Jesus replied,
A Conservative Version
Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to thee, If any man is not begotten from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
American Standard Version
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Amplified
Jesus answered him,
An Understandable Version
Jesus said to him, "Truly, truly, I tell you, a person cannot see the kingdom of God [i.e., enter it. See verse 5], unless he is born from above [Note: The words "from above" are also used in verse 31, but in this place they could also mean "again," or "anew" and refer to the source of a person's second birth].
Anderson New Testament
Jesus answered and said to him: Verily, verily I say to you, unless a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God.
Bible in Basic English
Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.
Common New Testament
Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
Daniel Mace New Testament
Jesus answered him, I declare unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Darby Translation
Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except any one be born anew he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Godbey New Testament
Jesus responded and said to him, Truly, truly, I say unto thee, unless any one may be born from above, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.
Goodspeed New Testament
Jesus answered him, "I tell you, no one can see the Kingdom of God unless he is born over again from above!"
John Wesley New Testament
Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Julia Smith Translation
Jesus answered and said to him, Amen, amen, I say to thee, Except any one be born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
King James 2000
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly I say to you, unless someone is born from above, he is not able to see the kingdom of God."
Modern King James verseion
Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless a man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Jesus answered, and said unto him, "Verily, verily I say unto thee: except a man be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
Moffatt New Testament
Jesus replied, "Truly, truly I tell you, no one can see God's Realm unless he is born from above."
Montgomery New Testament
"In very truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
NET Bible
Jesus replied, "I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
New Heart English Bible
Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God."
Noyes New Testament
Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly do I say to thee, Unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Sawyer New Testament
Jesus answered and said to him, I tell you most truly, unless one has been born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.
The Emphasized Bible
Jesus answered, and said unto him - Verily, verily, I say unto thee: Except one be born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"In truth I tell you," exclaimed Jesus, "unless a man is reborn, he cannot see the Kingdom of God."
Webster
Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I say to thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Weymouth New Testament
"In most solemn truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born anew he cannot see the Kingdom of God."
Williams New Testament
Jesus answered him, "I most solemnly say to you, no one can ever see the kingdom of God, unless he is born from above."
World English Bible
Jesus answered him, "Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can't see the Kingdom of God."
Worrell New Testament
Jesus answered, and said to him, "Verily, verily, I say to you, unless one be born anew, he cannot see the Kingdom of God."
Worsley New Testament
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily verily I tell thee, Unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Youngs Literal Translation
Jesus answered and said to him, 'Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'
Themes
Baptism » Regeneration, the inward and spiritual grace of
Christ's » Verily, verily's of » The necessity of
Heavenly » Joy kingdom » New Birth
Holy spirit » Regenerating » Essential to spiritual vision
Holy spirit » Those that are born of the spirit
Jesus Christ » History of » Nicodemus comes to jesus (in jerusalem)
spiritual Kingdom » Conditions of entrance into » New Birth
Spiritual life » Has its origin in the new-birth
New » Birth » Essential to spiritual vision
New Birth » None can enter heaven without
Nicodemus » Becomes a disciple of jesus
Rebirth/being born again » Those that are born of God
Rebirth/being born again » Those that are not born again
Regeneration » The teaching concerning » Essential to spiritual vision
Salvation » Regeneration necessary to
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Devotionals
Devotionals about John 3:3
Devotionals containing John 3:3
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Word Count of 37 Translations in John 3:3
Prayers for John 3:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Meeting With Nicodemus
2 He came to Jesus at night and told him, "Rabbi, we know that you have come from God as a teacher, because no one can perform these signs that you are doing unless God is with him." 3 Jesus replied to him, "Truly, I tell you emphatically, unless a person is born from above he cannot see the kingdom of God." 4 Nicodemus asked him, "How can a person be born when he is old? He can't go back into his mother's womb a second time and be born, can he?"
Cross References
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in the Messiah, he is a new creation. Old things have disappeared, and look! all things have become new!
1 Peter 1:23-25
For you have been born again, not by a seed that perishes but by one that cannot perish by the living and everlasting word of God.
John 1:13
who were born, not merely in a genetic sense, nor from lust, nor from man's desire, but from the will of God.
John 3:5-6
Jesus answered, "Truly, I tell you emphatically, unless a person is born of water and Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Galatians 6:15
For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision matters. Rather, what matters is being a new creation.
Titus 3:5
"Twas not for deeds that we had done, but by his steadfast love alone, he saved us through a second birth, renewed us by the Spirit's work,
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah! Because of his great mercy he has granted us a new birth, resulting in an immortal hope through the resurrection of Jesus, the Messiah, from the dead
1 John 2:29
Since you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by God.
1 John 3:9
No one who has been born from God practices sin, because God's seed abides in him. Indeed, he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born from God.
1 John 5:1
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah has been born from God, and everyone who loves the parent also loves the child.
Deuteronomy 29:4
Yet to this day, the LORD hasn't given you a heart that understands, eyes that perceive, and ears that discern.
John 12:40
"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they might not perceive with their eyes, and understand with their mind and turn, and I would heal them."
2 Corinthians 1:19-20
For God's Son, Jesus the Messiah, who was preached among you by us by me, Silvanus, and Timothy was not "Yes" and "No." But with him it is always "Yes."
2 Corinthians 4:4
In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe to keep them from seeing the light of the glorious gospel of the Messiah, who is the image of God.
Ephesians 2:1
You used to be dead because of your offenses and sins
James 1:17-18
Every generous act of giving and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father who made the heavenly lights, in whom there is no inconsistency or shifting shadow.
James 3:17
However, the wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, and without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.
1 John 5:18
We know that the person who has been born from God does not go on sinning. Rather, the Son of God protects them, and the evil one cannot harm them.
Revelation 3:14
"To the messenger of the church in Laodicea, write: "The Amen, the witness who is faithful and true, the originator of God's creation, says this:
Jeremiah 5:21
"Hear this, you foolish and stupid people: They have eyes, but don't see; they have ears, but don't hear.
Matthew 5:18
because I tell all of you with certainty that until heaven and earth disappear, not one letter or one stroke of a letter will disappear from the Law until everything has been accomplished.
Matthew 13:11-16
He answered them, "You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom from heaven, but it hasn't been given to them,
Matthew 16:17
Then Jesus told him, "How blessed you are, Simon son of Jonah, since flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, though my Father in heaven has.
John 1:5
And the light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out.
John 1:51
Then he told him, "Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, you will see heaven standing open and the angels of God going up and coming down to the Son of Man."